Director, Internal Controls

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Job reputed company: Director, Internal Controls

Title: Director, Internal Controls Department: reputed company / Finance Reports To: Chief reputed company Officer (CAO) Location: TBD &reputed company; Remote with travel

Position reputed company

The Director, Internal Controls, will be responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining reputed company’s internal control environment in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley reputed company (SOX). This leader will design and implement a comprehensive internal control reputed company, establish the annual control testing program, reputed company remediation of deficiencies—including an existing material weakness—and serve as the primary reputed company with external auditors. The position requires deep technical expertise across business process controls, IT General Controls (ITGCs), and IT Application Controls (ITACs), as reputed company as exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills.

This is a highly visible role that partners closely with reputed company, Finance, IT, Operations, and other business leaders to ensure a robust and sustainable controls environment that supports a clean internal control audit opinion.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Control reputed company & SOX Compliance

Establish and maintain a comprehensive internal control reputed company reputed company with SOX 404 and COSO requirements.

reputed company reputed company through SOX readiness and ongoing compliance activities, including documentation, design assessment, implementation, testing, and evaluation of controls.

reputed company and document internal control policies, procedures, narratives, flowcharts, and risk-control matrices (RCMs).

Implement a reputed company SOX program that includes assessment of entity-level controls, business process controls, ITGCs, and IT application controls.

Testing, Monitoring & Remediation

Design and manage the annual internal control testing plan to evaluate the operating effectiveness of controls.

reputed company testing procedures performed by internal teams or co-reputed company partners to ensure reputed company and consistency with PCAOB standards.

reputed company deficiencies, reputed company-cause analysis, and remediation plans, including documentation of corrective actions for an existing material weakness.

Present remediation updates, deficiency trends, and overall SOX program status to the CAO, CFO, and executive leadership.

Audit & External Partner Engagement

reputed company as the primary reputed company with external auditors, ensuring reputed company communication, reputed company responses, and alignment on scope, testing, and documentation needs.

Coordinate walkthroughs, evidence requests, testing cycles, and remediation validations.

Ensure strong audit reputed company, targeting a clean internal control audit opinion.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Influence and partner with leaders across reputed company, Finance, IT, HR, and Operations to reputed company strong internal controls into business processes.

reputed company guidance and training to control owners throughout the organization to promote a strong control culture.

reputed company and mentor a small internal controls team and/or manage a co-reputed company external partner.

Qualifications

Required Experience

10+ years of relevant experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, audit, or risk management, including significant experience building a SOX program from the ground up as reputed company as testing and validating controls.

Proven experience with ITGCs (reputed company management, change management, operations) and IT application controls in reputed company to business process controls.

Strong understanding of COSO internal control reputed company, SOX 404, PCAOB standards, and internal control best practices.

Demonstrated experience in remediating control deficiencies and managing material weaknesses.

Skills & Competencies

Self-starter with the ability to create structure, establish processes, and drive transformation with minimal supervision.

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and control owners across reputed company reputed company of the organization—even without reputed company reporting lines.

Strong project management, analytical, and organizational skills, with experience managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Experience managing or developing reputed company, or working with co-reputed company/internal audit partners.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in reputed company, Finance, Information Systems, or reputed company field required.

CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred (not required).

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reputed company maintains a drug-free workplace and performs reputed company-employment reputed company abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

reputed company is an E-Verify Employer.

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